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- the present application relates to cathode materials for a battery and more specifically to ruthenium (Ru) doped, lithiated manganese oxide materials with a spinel crystal structure used in the cathode terminal of lithium-ion and lithium rechargeable batteries to greatly enhance the cyclic performance of the cathode material at a high work voltage and a high current density.
- ruthenium (Ru) doped, lithiated manganese oxide materials with a spinel crystal structure used in the cathode terminal of lithium-ion and lithium rechargeable batteries to greatly enhance the cyclic performance of the cathode material at a high work voltage and a high current density.
- High lithium containing batteries are extensively used in modern life as electrochemical power sources.
- Lithium-ion secondary battery has been widely used in mobile phones, laptops and other modern appliances.
- the cathode of a typical rechargeable lithium-ion battery uses a transition metal oxide material that can reversibly intercalate/deintercalate lithium at a high potential difference when carbon, for example, is used as the anode material.
- the first commercial lithium-ion batteries introduced in 1990 by Sony Corporation used LiCoO 2 as the cathode material, which continues to be used in more than 90% of lithium-ion batteries.
- LiCoO 2 has a well-ordered layered crystal structure, which is easily prepared and enables a fast and reversible lithium intercalation.
- LiCoO 2 has poor thermal stability and is toxic, rendering it unsuitable for large-sized battery applications, such as electric and hybrid vehicles, that require batteries to be stable, economical and environmentally friendly, along with good performance.
- cathode materials To replace layer-structured LiCoO 2 , other cathode materials have been developed for many years. These other cathode materials can be divided into cathode materials having a spinel crystal structure and cathode materials having an olivine crystal structure.
- a typical cathode material with an olivine crystal structure for example, LiFePO 4
- LiFePO 4 has high theoretical capacity of about 170 mAh/g, low cost and non toxicity.
- the electronic conductivity of this type of cathode materials is poor, limiting its use in high charge/discharge rate applications, for example, in hybrid vehicles.
- Many methods have been researched to improve the conductivity of olivine lithium-based cathode materials. For example, LiFePO 4 particles have been coated with a thin carbon layer or doped with some metal cations, and nano-sized cathode particles have been synthesized. These methods have improved the electric conductivity.
- Manganese oxides having a spinel crystal structure offer lower cost and lower toxicity compared to cobalt, and have been demonstrated to be safer when overcharged.
- the most readily prepared lithiated manganese oxide with a spinel crystal structure is LiMn 2 O 4 .
- LiMn 2 O 4 includes three-dimensional channels, which allow for lithium diffusion.
- Lithiated manganese oxide has a high work voltage (around 4.2V), but a lower capacity than that of LiCoO 2 , and low stability due to J-T distortion during lithium intercalation/de-intercalation.
- LiMn 2 O 4 has been doped with transition metals such as Cr, Ni and Cu among which LiNi 0.5 Mn 1.5 O 4 shows a higher work voltage (around 4.5-4.7V), a large capacity (around 147 mAh/g) and a relatively good cycle performance below a relative high current density of around 147 mA/g.
- transition metals such as Cr, Ni and Cu
- LiNi 0.5 Mn 1.5 O 4 shows a higher work voltage (around 4.5-4.7V), a large capacity (around 147 mAh/g) and a relatively good cycle performance below a relative high current density of around 147 mA/g.
- LiNi 0.5 Mn 1.5 O 4 is a promising cathode material for applications requiring high work voltage especially for hybrid vehicles.
- the cycle performance of LiNi 0.5 Mn 1.5 O 4 at high current density is poor due to its structure instability and limited conductivity.
- the present invention in one aspect advantageously provides a method of improving the cycle performance of LiNi 0.5 Mn 1.5 O 4 at high current density with Ru doping.
- An object of the present invention is to develop a novel cathode material for use in a battery.
- a novel material according to the present invention is to develop ruthenium (Ru) doped LiNi 0.5 Mn 1.5 O 4 cathode material with a spinel structure. Ru is a metal with a large oxidation state extending from +2 to +8.
- Another object of the present invention is to produce Ru doped LiNi 0.5 Mn 1.5 O 4 cathode material powders that exhibit good electrochemical properties at high current density.
- a battery according to the present invention includes a first terminal and a second terminal, in which the first terminal is made from a lithiated manganese oxide doped with ruthenium, the lithiated manganese oxide including lithium and manganese and having a spinel crystal structure.
- the ruthenium doped lithiated manganese oxide further comprises a transition metal, which may be selected from a group consisting of Cr, Ni, Cu.
- the ruthenium may reside in one of positions for the transition metal within the crystal structure, positions for lithium within the crystal structure, and positions of the transition metal and positions for the lithium within the crystal structure.
- Ruthenium as used in the present invention can have a valence of 2 + to 8 + .
- nickel is the transition metal
- ruthenium resides in the nickel positions in the crystal structure with a formula Li[Li (C ⁇ 2)x Ru x Ni 0.5 ⁇ (C ⁇ 1)x ]Mn 1.5 O 4 in which x is a number in the range 0.0001 to 0.5/(C ⁇ 1), C being the valence of the ruthenium.
- x can be in the range of 0.0001 to 0.1666.
- nickel is the transition metal
- ruthenium resides in the lithium positions within the crystal structure with a formula Li 1 ⁇ Cx Ru x Ni 0.5 Mn 1.5 O 4 in which x is a number in the range 0.0001 to 0.5/C, C being the valence of ruthenium.
- x can be in the range of 0.0001 to 0.125.
- nickel is the transition metal and ruthenium resides in the nickel positions within the crystal structure with a formula LiRu x Ni 0.5 ⁇ (Cx/2) Mn 1.5 O 4 in which x is a number in the range 0.0001 to 1/C, C being the valence of ruthenium.
- x can be in the range of 0.0001 to 0.25.
- a process for the synthesis of a material according to the present invention includes mixing of a lithium compound, a transition metal compound, a manganese compound, and a ruthenium compound to obtain a mixture; calcining the mixture; and firing the calcined mixture.
- the lithium compound can be selected from a group consisting of Li 2 CO 3 , Li 2 O, and LiOH
- the transition metal compound can be selected from a group consisting of N i O, NiCO 3 , and Ni(OH) 2
- the manganese compound is selected from a group consisting of MnO 2 , and Mn(OH) 4
- the ruthenium compound is RuO 2 .
- the amount of each compound is selected so that the ruthenium doped lithiated manganese oxide is charge neutral.
- the calcining can be carried out at a calcination temperature in the range 200-700° C. for a period of time in the range 1 to 50 hours.
- the firing can be carried out at a firing temperature in the range 600-1400° C. for a period of time in the range 1 to 50 hours.
- the calcining and the firing are carried out with intermittent grinding of the mixture.
- FIG. 1A shows the x-ray diffraction (XRD) spectra of Ru doped LiNi 0.5 Mn 1.5 O 4 powder system before the calcining and the firing process.
- FIG. 1B shows the x-ray diffraction (XRD) spectra of Ru doped LiNi 0.5 Mn 1.5 O 4 powder system after the calcining and the firing process.
- FIGS. 2A-2C show scanning electron microscopy (SEM) results for LiNi 0.5 Mn 1.5 O 4 ( FIG. 2A ), Li 1.1 Ni 0.35 Ru 0.05 Mn 1.5 O 4 ( FIG. 2B ) and LiNi 0.4 Ru 0.05 Mn 1.5 O 4 ( FIG. 2C ).
- FIG. 3 shows data relating to the electrical conductivities of LiNi 0.5 Mn 1.5 O 4 and Li 1.1 Ni 0.35 Ru 0.05 Mn 1.5 O 4 measured at different temperatures.
- FIG. 4 shows data relating to the capacity retention of LiNi 0.5 Mn 1.5 O 4 , Li 1.1 Ni 0.35 Ru 0.05 Mn 1.5 O 4 and LiNi 0.4 Ru 0.05 Mn 1.5 O 4 charged/discharged at high current density 1470 mA/g.
- FIG. 5 shows data relating to the rate capacity of LiNi 0.5 Mn 1.5 O 4 , Li 1.1 Ni 0.35 Ru 0.05 Mn 1.5 O 4 and LiNi 0.4 Ru 0.05 Mn 1.5 O 4 charged at 29.4 mA/g (0.2 C) and discharged at different current densities.
- FIGS. 6A-6B show a comparison of Nyquist plots from ⁇ 20° C. to 40° C. of LiNi 0.5 Mn 1.5 O 4 ( FIG. 6A ) and Li 1.1 Ni 0.35 Ru 0.05 Mn 1.5 O 4 ( FIG. 6B ) pellets sintered at 800° C. for 15 hours and 1000° C. for 2 hours.
- FIG. 7 discloses data relating to the electric conductivity measurements showing that the electronic conductivity increases with increase in Ru concentration.
- FIG. 8 shows data relating to the capacity retention of Li 0.88 Ru 0.03 Ni 0.5 Mn 1.5 O 4 . charged/discharged at high current density 1470 mA/g.
- a typical battery includes a first terminal (e.g. a cathode terminal) and second terminal (e.g. an anode terminal).
- the first cathode terminal of a battery is made from lithiated manganese oxide (LiMn 2 O 4 ) having a spinel crystal structure which has been doped with ruthenium.
- the lithiated manganese oxide according to the present invention is preferably doped with a transition metal such as chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), or copper (Cu) in which the ruthenium atoms reside in positions that would be occupied by lithium atoms within the crystal structure (i.e.
- nickel is used as a transition metal and ruthenium can occupy lithium positions within the crystal structure, or nickel positions within the crystal structure of the lithiated manganese oxide, or both.
- Ruthenium as used in the present invention can have a valence of 2 + to 8 + .
- Li[Li (C ⁇ 2)x Ru x Ni 0.5 ⁇ (C ⁇ 1)x ]Mn 1.5 O 4 (Formula 1) is a formula for one material system according to the present invention, in which x is a number in the range 0.0001 to 0.5/(C ⁇ 1), C being the valence of the ruthenium. It should be noted that in this material system the ruthenium content should be selected so that the total ion content after doping should result in charge neutrality. Thus, for ruthenium of valence 4 + , x can be in the range of 0.0001 to 0.1666 and the formula can be rewritten as Li 1+2x Ru x Ni 0.5 ⁇ 3x Mn 1.5 O 4 . Note that in a material system according to formula 1, nickel atoms are partly replaced by ruthenium and partly by lithium atoms.
- LiRu x Ni 0.5 ⁇ (Cx/2) Mn 1.5 O 4 (Formula 2) is another formula for a material system in which ruthenium replaces nickel atoms in the crystal structure.
- x is a number in the range 0.0001 to 1/C, C being the valence of ruthenium.
- x can be in the range of 0.0001 to 0.25.
- ruthenium partly replaces nickel ions in the material system.
- Li 1 ⁇ Cx Ru x Ni 0.5 Mn 1.5 O 4 (Formula 3) is a formula for a material system in which ruthenium partly replaces lithium in the crystal structure.
- x is a number in the range 0.0001 to 0.5/C, C being the valence of ruthenium.
- x can be in the range of 0.0001 to 0.125.
- each formula can be rewritten as (A)Mn 1.5 O 4 in which A is one of Li 1+(C ⁇ 2)x Ru x Ni 0.5 ⁇ (C ⁇ 1)x , LiRu x Ni 0.5 ⁇ (Cx/2) and Li 1 ⁇ Cx Ru x Ni 0.5 .
- A is one of Li 1+(C ⁇ 2)x Ru x Ni 0.5 ⁇ (C ⁇ 1)x , LiRu x Ni 0.5 ⁇ (Cx/2) and Li 1 ⁇ Cx Ru x Ni 0.5 .
- O 4 could be O (4 ⁇ a) , where a is larger than 0 and Mn and Ni may not have 4 + and 2 + valences.
- the compound may include Mn (1.5 ⁇ b) and Ni (0.5 ⁇ c) , where b and c are numbers larger than 0.
- Mn and/or Ni content changes, the formula representing the chemical composition of the compound must change accordingly, and may not necessarily correspond to the formulas disclosed herein as examples.
- a method for the synthesis of a material according to the present invention includes mixing of a lithium compound, a nickel compound, a manganese compound, and a ruthenium compound to obtain a mixture; calcining the mixture; and firing the calcined mixture.
- the calcining and the firing can be intermittently interrupted and the mixture is subjected to grinding.
- the lithium compound can be selected from a group consisting of Li 2 CO 3 , Li 2 O, and LiOH
- the nickel compound can be selected from a group consisting of N i O, NiCO 3 , and Ni(OH) 2 or other Ni containing compounds
- the manganese compound is selected from a group consisting of MnO 2 , and Mn(OH) 4 or other Mn containing compounds
- the ruthenium compound is RuO 2 or other Ru containing compounds.
- the calcining can be carried out at a calcination temperature in the range 200-700° C. for a period of time in the range 1 to 50 hours. In one preferred embodiment, the mixture is calcined for 2 hours.
- the firing can be carried out at a firing temperature in the range 600-1400° C. for a period of time in the range 1 to 50 hours.
- ruthenium content should be selected so that even with doping the material will be charge neutral.
- the compounds for the mixture are preferably metal oxides but can be other compounds.
- the mixing can be carried out by ball milling, co-precipitation, sol-gel or the Pechini process wherein the mixing is conducted for a period of time sufficient to form a homogeneously distributed powder.
- the metal oxide precursors/compounds can be initially mixed together with an oxide of ruthenium cations.
- the mixture is preferably ball milled for about 1 to 3 hours, or, alternatively, dissolved in an appropriate solvent under constant stirring for 1 to 24 hours. All precursors are preferably ball milled for at least 1 hour or dissolved in solution under constant stirring for at least 1 hour to achieve at least some degree of homogeneity.
- the properties and the quality of the powders may be altered by altering the processing parameters, such as calcination temperature, sintering temperature and dwell time. These parameters are advantageously controlled in order to achieve optimal performance.
- C is 4+, whereby the formula can be rewritten in terms of ruthenium content as Li 1+2x Ru x Ni 0.5 ⁇ 3x Mn 1.5 O 4 (Formula 1) and LiRu x Ni 0.5 ⁇ 2x Mn 1.5 O 4 (Formula 2).
- Stoichiometric amounts of LiOH, NiO, MnO 2 and RuO 2 were mixed according to corresponding Formula 1 and Formula 2, respectively. The mixtures were first ball milled for 120 min to form powder mixtures.
- FIGS. 1A and 1B show the X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectra of the Li 1+2x Ru x Ni 0.5 ⁇ 3x Mn 1.5 O 4 powder system before and after solid state reaction.
- FIG. 1A shows the ball milled powder mixture XRD spectrum where NiO, MnO 2 and RuO 2 diffraction peaks can be seen.
- FIGS. 2A , 2 B and 2 C Microstructures of LiNi 0.5 Mn 1.5 O 4 , Li 1+2x Ru x Ni 0.5 ⁇ 3x Mn 1.5 O 4 and LiRu x Ni 0.5 ⁇ 2x Mn 1.5 O 4 are shown in FIGS. 2A , 2 B and 2 C. As can be seen in FIGS. 2A-2C , Li 1+2x Ru x Ni 0.5 ⁇ 3x Mn 1.5 O 4 achieves a relatively smaller particle size with the same synthesis condition.
- Conductivities of LiNi 0.5 Mn 1.5 O 4 and Li 1+2x Ru x Ni 0.5 ⁇ 3x Mn 1.5 O 4 are shown in FIG. 3 . It can be seen that at room temperature the electrical conductivity of Li 1+2x Ru x Ni 0.5 ⁇ 3x Mn 1.5 O 4 is nearly 8 times of that of LiNi 0.5 Mn 1.5 O 4 , and in the whole range of tested temperatures the electrical conductivity of Li 1+2x Ru x Ni 0.5 ⁇ 3x Mn 1.5 O 4 is always several times higher than that of LiNi 0.5 Mn 1.5 O 4 .
- the cycle performances of these three cathode materials at 1470 mA/g are shown in FIG. 4 .
- the Li 1+2x Ru x Ni 0.5 ⁇ 3x Mn 1.5 O 4 reaches a maximum capacity of about 70 mAh/g after several cycles and the capacity remains almost constant without change after 500 cycles; whereas, the LiNi 0.5 Mn 1.5 O 4 system reaches its maximum capacity of about 65 mAh/g, and drastically reduces to 40 mAh/g after 500 cycles. It is shown that LiRu x Ni 0.5 ⁇ 2x Mn 1.5 O 4 can deliver the highest capacity of 111 mAh/g.
- the rate capacity of these three material systems is plotted in FIG. 5 where the three systems were cycled at the same charging rate but different discharge rates.
- FIG. 7 shows electric conductivity measurements using DC polarization. The measurement reveals that the electric conductivity increases with increase in Ru concentration.
- ruthenium is doped in lithium ion sites leading to the formation of some lithium ion vacancies.
- Stoichiometric amounts of LiOH, NiO, MnO 2 and RuO 2 were mixed according to corresponding Formula 3. The mixture was first ball milled for 120 min to form a powder mixture. After ball milling, calcination was carried out at 650° C. for 3,000 minutes. Due to partial replacement of lithium ions by ruthenium ions, the capacity is slightly reduced at low charge and discharge rates. However, at the high charge and discharge rate of 10 C (1470 mA/g), its capacity is higher than that of LiNi 0.5 Mn 1.5 O 4 ( FIG. 8 ). In addition, there is almost no capacity fade at a 10 C rate.
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- The present application relates to cathode materials for a battery and more specifically to ruthenium (Ru) doped, lithiated manganese oxide materials with a spinel crystal structure used in the cathode terminal of lithium-ion and lithium rechargeable batteries to greatly enhance the cyclic performance of the cathode material at a high work voltage and a high current density.
- High lithium containing batteries are extensively used in modern life as electrochemical power sources.
- There are two types of lithium batteries, namely primary lithium battery, and secondary battery. Lithium-ion secondary battery has been widely used in mobile phones, laptops and other modern appliances.
- The cathode of a typical rechargeable lithium-ion battery uses a transition metal oxide material that can reversibly intercalate/deintercalate lithium at a high potential difference when carbon, for example, is used as the anode material. The first commercial lithium-ion batteries introduced in 1990 by Sony Corporation used LiCoO2 as the cathode material, which continues to be used in more than 90% of lithium-ion batteries. LiCoO2 has a well-ordered layered crystal structure, which is easily prepared and enables a fast and reversible lithium intercalation. However, LiCoO2 has poor thermal stability and is toxic, rendering it unsuitable for large-sized battery applications, such as electric and hybrid vehicles, that require batteries to be stable, economical and environmentally friendly, along with good performance.
- To replace layer-structured LiCoO2, other cathode materials have been developed for many years. These other cathode materials can be divided into cathode materials having a spinel crystal structure and cathode materials having an olivine crystal structure. A typical cathode material with an olivine crystal structure, for example, LiFePO4, has high theoretical capacity of about 170 mAh/g, low cost and non toxicity. However, the electronic conductivity of this type of cathode materials is poor, limiting its use in high charge/discharge rate applications, for example, in hybrid vehicles. Many methods have been researched to improve the conductivity of olivine lithium-based cathode materials. For example, LiFePO4 particles have been coated with a thin carbon layer or doped with some metal cations, and nano-sized cathode particles have been synthesized. These methods have improved the electric conductivity.
- Manganese oxides having a spinel crystal structure offer lower cost and lower toxicity compared to cobalt, and have been demonstrated to be safer when overcharged. The most readily prepared lithiated manganese oxide with a spinel crystal structure is LiMn2O4. LiMn2O4 includes three-dimensional channels, which allow for lithium diffusion. Lithiated manganese oxide has a high work voltage (around 4.2V), but a lower capacity than that of LiCoO2, and low stability due to J-T distortion during lithium intercalation/de-intercalation. To improve its performance, LiMn2O4 has been doped with transition metals such as Cr, Ni and Cu among which LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 shows a higher work voltage (around 4.5-4.7V), a large capacity (around 147 mAh/g) and a relatively good cycle performance below a relative high current density of around 147 mA/g. Many efforts have been made to further optimize the electrochemical performance of lithiated nickel manganese oxide at high current density by the synthesizing nano-sized particles of lithiated nickel manganese oxide to make lithium diffusion easier and by doping lithiated nickel manganese oxide with metal cations to improve its structural stability and enhance its conductivity. However, these improvements have not been that effective in rendering the structural stability and conductivity of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 suitable for hybrid vehicles.
- LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 is a promising cathode material for applications requiring high work voltage especially for hybrid vehicles. However, the cycle performance of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 at high current density is poor due to its structure instability and limited conductivity. The present invention in one aspect advantageously provides a method of improving the cycle performance of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 at high current density with Ru doping.
- An object of the present invention is to develop a novel cathode material for use in a battery. One example of a novel material according to the present invention is to develop ruthenium (Ru) doped LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cathode material with a spinel structure. Ru is a metal with a large oxidation state extending from +2 to +8. Another object of the present invention is to produce Ru doped LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cathode material powders that exhibit good electrochemical properties at high current density.
- A battery according to the present invention includes a first terminal and a second terminal, in which the first terminal is made from a lithiated manganese oxide doped with ruthenium, the lithiated manganese oxide including lithium and manganese and having a spinel crystal structure. In its preferred form, the ruthenium doped lithiated manganese oxide further comprises a transition metal, which may be selected from a group consisting of Cr, Ni, Cu. The ruthenium may reside in one of positions for the transition metal within the crystal structure, positions for lithium within the crystal structure, and positions of the transition metal and positions for the lithium within the crystal structure. Ruthenium as used in the present invention can have a valence of 2+ to 8+.
- In one embodiment, nickel is the transition metal, and ruthenium resides in the nickel positions in the crystal structure with a formula Li[Li(C−2)xRuxNi0.5−(C−1)x]Mn1.5O4 in which x is a number in the range 0.0001 to 0.5/(C−1), C being the valence of the ruthenium. Thus, for ruthenium of
valence 4+, x can be in the range of 0.0001 to 0.1666. - In another embodiment, nickel is the transition metal, and ruthenium resides in the lithium positions within the crystal structure with a formula Li1−CxRuxNi0.5Mn1.5O4 in which x is a number in the range 0.0001 to 0.5/C, C being the valence of ruthenium. Thus, for ruthenium of
valence 4+, x can be in the range of 0.0001 to 0.125. - In yet another embodiment, nickel is the transition metal and ruthenium resides in the nickel positions within the crystal structure with a formula LiRuxNi0.5−(Cx/2)Mn1.5O4 in which x is a number in the range 0.0001 to 1/C, C being the valence of ruthenium. Thus, for ruthenium of
valence 4+, x can be in the range of 0.0001 to 0.25. - A process for the synthesis of a material according to the present invention includes mixing of a lithium compound, a transition metal compound, a manganese compound, and a ruthenium compound to obtain a mixture; calcining the mixture; and firing the calcined mixture. The lithium compound can be selected from a group consisting of Li2CO3, Li2O, and LiOH, the transition metal compound can be selected from a group consisting of NiO, NiCO3, and Ni(OH)2, the manganese compound is selected from a group consisting of MnO2, and Mn(OH)4, and the ruthenium compound is RuO2. The amount of each compound is selected so that the ruthenium doped lithiated manganese oxide is charge neutral. The calcining can be carried out at a calcination temperature in the range 200-700° C. for a period of time in the
range 1 to 50 hours. The firing can be carried out at a firing temperature in the range 600-1400° C. for a period of time in therange 1 to 50 hours. Preferably, the calcining and the firing are carried out with intermittent grinding of the mixture. - Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of the invention which refers to the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1A shows the x-ray diffraction (XRD) spectra of Ru doped LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 powder system before the calcining and the firing process. -
FIG. 1B shows the x-ray diffraction (XRD) spectra of Ru doped LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 powder system after the calcining and the firing process. -
FIGS. 2A-2C show scanning electron microscopy (SEM) results for LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 (FIG. 2A ), Li1.1Ni0.35Ru0.05Mn1.5O4 (FIG. 2B ) and LiNi0.4Ru0.05Mn1.5O4 (FIG. 2C ). -
FIG. 3 shows data relating to the electrical conductivities of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 and Li1.1Ni0.35Ru0.05Mn1.5O4 measured at different temperatures. -
FIG. 4 shows data relating to the capacity retention of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4, Li1.1Ni0.35Ru0.05Mn1.5O4 and LiNi0.4Ru0.05Mn1.5O4 charged/discharged at high current density 1470 mA/g. -
FIG. 5 shows data relating to the rate capacity of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4, Li1.1Ni0.35Ru0.05Mn1.5O4 and LiNi0.4Ru0.05Mn1.5O4 charged at 29.4 mA/g (0.2 C) and discharged at different current densities. -
FIGS. 6A-6B show a comparison of Nyquist plots from −20° C. to 40° C. of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 (FIG. 6A ) and Li1.1Ni0.35Ru0.05Mn1.5O4 (FIG. 6B ) pellets sintered at 800° C. for 15 hours and 1000° C. for 2 hours. -
FIG. 7 discloses data relating to the electric conductivity measurements showing that the electronic conductivity increases with increase in Ru concentration. -
FIG. 8 shows data relating to the capacity retention of Li0.88Ru0.03Ni0.5Mn1.5O4. charged/discharged at high current density 1470 mA/g. - A typical battery includes a first terminal (e.g. a cathode terminal) and second terminal (e.g. an anode terminal). According to the present invention, the first cathode terminal of a battery is made from lithiated manganese oxide (LiMn2O4) having a spinel crystal structure which has been doped with ruthenium. The lithiated manganese oxide according to the present invention is preferably doped with a transition metal such as chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), or copper (Cu) in which the ruthenium atoms reside in positions that would be occupied by lithium atoms within the crystal structure (i.e. partly replacing lithium atoms), in the positions that would be occupied by the transition metal within the crystal structure (i.e. partly replacing the transition metals), or in positions that would be occupied by lithium atoms and positions that would be occupied by a transition metal (i.e. partly replacing lithium atoms and partly replacing transition metals). Thus, in one exemplary embodiment, nickel is used as a transition metal and ruthenium can occupy lithium positions within the crystal structure, or nickel positions within the crystal structure of the lithiated manganese oxide, or both. Ruthenium as used in the present invention can have a valence of 2+ to 8+.
- Li[Li(C−2)xRuxNi0.5−(C−1)x]Mn1.5O4 (Formula 1) is a formula for one material system according to the present invention, in which x is a number in the range 0.0001 to 0.5/(C−1), C being the valence of the ruthenium. It should be noted that in this material system the ruthenium content should be selected so that the total ion content after doping should result in charge neutrality. Thus, for ruthenium of
valence 4+, x can be in the range of 0.0001 to 0.1666 and the formula can be rewritten as Li1+2xRuxNi0.5−3xMn1.5O4. Note that in a material system according toformula 1, nickel atoms are partly replaced by ruthenium and partly by lithium atoms. - LiRuxNi0.5−(Cx/2)Mn1.5O4 (Formula 2) is another formula for a material system in which ruthenium replaces nickel atoms in the crystal structure. In
formula 2, x is a number in the range 0.0001 to 1/C, C being the valence of ruthenium. Thus, for ruthenium ofvalence 4+, x can be in the range of 0.0001 to 0.25. In this example, ruthenium partly replaces nickel ions in the material system. - Li1−CxRuxNi0.5Mn1.5O4 (Formula 3) is a formula for a material system in which ruthenium partly replaces lithium in the crystal structure. In
formula 3, x is a number in the range 0.0001 to 0.5/C, C being the valence of ruthenium. Thus, for ruthenium ofvalence 4+, x can be in the range of 0.0001 to 0.125. - Note that in each example recited above the content of either nickel or lithium is varied according to the ruthenium content. However, the manganese oxide content does not vary. Thus, each formula can be rewritten as (A)Mn1.5O4 in which A is one of Li1+(C−2)xRuxNi0.5−(C−1)x, LiRuxNi0.5−(Cx/2) and Li1−CxRuxNi0.5. It should be noted that while the examples disclosed are based on a spinel crystal structure having a general formula LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4, in some cases O4 could be O(4−a), where a is larger than 0 and Mn and Ni may not have 4+ and 2+ valences. Thus, the compound may include Mn(1.5−b) and Ni(0.5−c), where b and c are numbers larger than 0. One skilled in the art would understand that in the event Mn and/or Ni content changes, the formula representing the chemical composition of the compound must change accordingly, and may not necessarily correspond to the formulas disclosed herein as examples.
- A method for the synthesis of a material according to the present invention includes mixing of a lithium compound, a nickel compound, a manganese compound, and a ruthenium compound to obtain a mixture; calcining the mixture; and firing the calcined mixture. The calcining and the firing can be intermittently interrupted and the mixture is subjected to grinding. The lithium compound can be selected from a group consisting of Li2CO3, Li2O, and LiOH, the nickel compound can be selected from a group consisting of NiO, NiCO3, and Ni(OH)2 or other Ni containing compounds, the manganese compound is selected from a group consisting of MnO2, and Mn(OH)4 or other Mn containing compounds, and the ruthenium compound is RuO2 or other Ru containing compounds. The calcining can be carried out at a calcination temperature in the range 200-700° C. for a period of time in the
range 1 to 50 hours. In one preferred embodiment, the mixture is calcined for 2 hours. The firing can be carried out at a firing temperature in the range 600-1400° C. for a period of time in therange 1 to 50 hours. These parameters should provide sufficient heat energy and time for precursor materials to crystallize and grow to form well crystallized cathode material - Note that ruthenium content should be selected so that even with doping the material will be charge neutral.
- Note that the compounds for the mixture are preferably metal oxides but can be other compounds. Furthermore, the mixing can be carried out by ball milling, co-precipitation, sol-gel or the Pechini process wherein the mixing is conducted for a period of time sufficient to form a homogeneously distributed powder. Thus, for example, the metal oxide precursors/compounds can be initially mixed together with an oxide of ruthenium cations. To achieve some degree of homogeneity, the mixture is preferably ball milled for about 1 to 3 hours, or, alternatively, dissolved in an appropriate solvent under constant stirring for 1 to 24 hours. All precursors are preferably ball milled for at least 1 hour or dissolved in solution under constant stirring for at least 1 hour to achieve at least some degree of homogeneity.
- Besides varying the composition of the precursors/compounds, the properties and the quality of the powders may be altered by altering the processing parameters, such as calcination temperature, sintering temperature and dwell time. These parameters are advantageously controlled in order to achieve optimal performance.
- The following examples illustrate embodiments of the invention only and should not be construed as limiting on the invention in any way.
- In this example, C is 4+, whereby the formula can be rewritten in terms of ruthenium content as Li1+2xRuxNi0.5−3xMn1.5O4 (Formula 1) and LiRuxNi0.5−2xMn1.5O4 (Formula 2). For the Li1+2xRuxNi0.5−3xMn1.5O4 system (Formula 1) and LiRuxNi0.5−2xMn1.5O4 system (Formula 2), the content of Ru was 0.05 (x=0.05). Stoichiometric amounts of LiOH, NiO, MnO2 and RuO2 were mixed according to
corresponding Formula 1 andFormula 2, respectively. The mixtures were first ball milled for 120 min to form powder mixtures. After ball milling, calcinations were carried out at 650° C. for 3,000 minutes. Formation of Li1+2xRuxNi0.5−3xMn1.5O4 was observed.FIGS. 1A and 1B show the X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectra of the Li1+2xRuxNi0.5−3xMn1.5O4 powder system before and after solid state reaction.FIG. 1A shows the ball milled powder mixture XRD spectrum where NiO, MnO2 and RuO2 diffraction peaks can be seen. After solid state reaction, pure NiO, MnO2 and RuO2 diffraction peaks disappeared and a new spinel type of Li1+2xRuxNi0.5−3xMn1.5O4 phase was detected. Microstructures of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4, Li1+2xRuxNi0.5−3xMn1.5O4 and LiRuxNi0.5−2xMn1.5O4 are shown inFIGS. 2A , 2B and 2C. As can be seen inFIGS. 2A-2C , Li1+2xRuxNi0.5−3xMn1.5O4 achieves a relatively smaller particle size with the same synthesis condition. Conductivities of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 and Li1+2xRuxNi0.5−3xMn1.5O4 are shown inFIG. 3 . It can be seen that at room temperature the electrical conductivity of Li1+2xRuxNi0.5−3xMn1.5O4 is nearly 8 times of that of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4, and in the whole range of tested temperatures the electrical conductivity of Li1+2xRuxNi0.5−3xMn1.5O4 is always several times higher than that of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4. The cycle performances of these three cathode materials at 1470 mA/g are shown inFIG. 4 . The Li1+2xRuxNi0.5−3xMn1.5O4 reaches a maximum capacity of about 70 mAh/g after several cycles and the capacity remains almost constant without change after 500 cycles; whereas, the LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 system reaches its maximum capacity of about 65 mAh/g, and drastically reduces to 40 mAh/g after 500 cycles. It is shown that LiRuxNi0.5−2xMn1.5O4 can deliver the highest capacity of 111 mAh/g. The rate capacity of these three material systems is plotted inFIG. 5 where the three systems were cycled at the same charging rate but different discharge rates. Although the capacities for all systems are the same when the charging rate is below 0.5 C, the rate capacity of the LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 is dramatically reduced at high charge rates. It has been shown that the Ru doped Li1+2xRuxNi0.5−3xMn1.5O4 possesses low resistance compared to the undoped LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 (FIG. 6 ).FIG. 7 shows electric conductivity measurements using DC polarization. The measurement reveals that the electric conductivity increases with increase in Ru concentration. - In this example, ruthenium is doped in lithium ion sites leading to the formation of some lithium ion vacancies. Stoichiometric amounts of LiOH, NiO, MnO2 and RuO2 were mixed according to
corresponding Formula 3. The mixture was first ball milled for 120 min to form a powder mixture. After ball milling, calcination was carried out at 650° C. for 3,000 minutes. Due to partial replacement of lithium ions by ruthenium ions, the capacity is slightly reduced at low charge and discharge rates. However, at the high charge and discharge rate of 10 C (1470 mA/g), its capacity is higher than that of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 (FIG. 8 ). In addition, there is almost no capacity fade at a 10 C rate. - While the foregoing examples relate to lithiated nickel manganese oxide based material systems, one skilled in the art would recognize that the principles of the invention may also be applied to other cathode material systems in which ruthenium doping may be applied.
- Although the present invention has been described in relation to particular embodiments thereof, many other variations and modifications and other uses will become apparent to those skilled in the art. It is preferred, therefore, that the present invention be limited not by the specific disclosure herein, but only by the appended claims.
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